Why market reform, not freezing bills, is the answer to energy security
New research argues the long-term solution to volatile fossil fuel prices requires public ownership of energy generators.
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Why the UK’s hydrogen strategy does not add up
Using renewable energy to meet the government’s hydrogen target would consume around half of all UK offshore wind.
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Can the UK fix its gas storage problem?
The UK’s lack of gas storage leaves it vulnerable to price fluctuations, but it might be too late to intervene…
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Running on fumes: how Britain squandered its gas wealth
The source of the current energy crisis goes back decades. How did the UK become so hopelessly hooked on foreign…
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Why Jeremy Hunt is gambling with thousands of small businesses
The government’s Energy Bill Discount Scheme could force thousands of small firms out of business.
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UK energy prices surged as snow fell
The price of power traded at a record high of £620.28 per megawatt hour.
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The UK price of gas has fallen below pre-war levels
A mild start to the winter and a surge in European gas storage could help Britain's energy bill crisis.
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Putin’s economic war on Europe is an act of desperation
Yet with great difficulty, and much pain, Europe will cope.
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Can we stop energy companies profiting from the cost-of-living crisis?
BP, Centrica and Shell have announced more record profits and share buy-backs as energy bills become unaffordable.
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Hard work won’t be enough to pay your energy bill
The UK government must introduce a proper windfall tax and help the poorest with the soaring cost of energy.
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Oil prices have fallen to pre-invasion levels
Warnings of a global economic slowdown have reversed the rise since the war in Ukraine began.
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Why the UK is in a race to outrun persistent inflation
Those enjoying strawberries and cream beneath their plastic ponchos at Wimbledon this year may be unaware that they are taking…
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Why Rishi Sunak refused a windfall tax on oil and gas companies
The UK Chancellor has opted to listen to Big Oil and ignore consumer and climate concerns.
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Blaming Putin for energy prices is a cover for the government’s own mistakes
Consumers are being asked to shoulder the cost of the UK’s failure to decarbonise.
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Sanctions are pointless if we’re rolling in Russian oil and gas
Oligarchs depend far more on our addiction to Russian energy than football clubs.
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How UK gas prices have surged to a record high
If prices remain this high, the energy price cap for consumers could increase to more than £3,000 a year.
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How Europe is dependent on Russian gas
Russia accounts for 65 per cent of Germany’s natural gas imports and almost 40 per cent of the EU’s.
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How the energy crisis could reinforce Europe’s gas addiction
Clean energy sources are overall cheaper and less susceptible to geopolitics than gas. But it is proving difficult to break…
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As bills soar, the future looks bright for Big Energy
Large suppliers with the resources to weather the current crisis will end up with millions of new customers on top-rate…
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Why price controls are the best response to soaring gas prices
Conventional economics won’t solve today’s persistently high inflation because its roots are new: proliferating supply shocks caused by intensifying ecological…
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